Robbery at Woodlands 24 Hour Fitness leads to police chase, car crash

Updated 1:45 pm, Friday, October 11, 2013

Three suspects were arrested after police say they robbed a man early Friday morning outside a gym near The Woodlands and then led police on a car chase into Houston before they were caught.

The robbery occurred about 1:50 a.m. outside the 24 Hour Fitness gym in the 1800 block of Lake Woodlands near Six Pines Drive, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said the victim was sitting in his car in the gym parking lot when two men approached him. One of the suspects hit him in the neck and the other brandished a handgun. The suspects grabbed the man's wallet and cellular phone and then sped away in a vehicle.

Deputies said they spotted the getaway vehicle a short time near Interstate 45 and Rayford Road. The suspects sped away, traveling south on Interstate 45 and deputies and other law enforcement agencies followed it. Officers and deputies from other agencies also chased the suspects.

The suspects crashed their vehicle near Scott Street in Harris County. They were taken into custody.